NJ Election Question

John Steven, of Atlantic City New Jersey said, “I just voted ‘NO’ because I had no idea what the heck it was asking me.”

Others that were interviewed had the same type of reaction.

The question on the NJ ballot reads:

Shall the amendment to Article VIII, Section II of the State Constitution, agreed to by the Legislature, which: prohibits collection by the State of assessments based solely on employee wages and salaries for any purpose other than providing employee benefits; dedicates all employer and employee contributions collected for any employee benefit fund, and all returns on investments of those contributions, to the purpose of that fund; and prohibits any transferring, borrowing, appropriating or using of those contributions or returns for any other purpose, be approved?

What does it mean?

A “yes” vote means that you do not want the state government to be able and take excess money from the state unemployment-insurance fund in order pay for other items in the state’s budget. A “no” vote means you support the idea that they should be able to take excess funds and use them for other budget items.

The problem with a “No” vote is that you will allow the government to take the excess unemployment funds to use on other budget items. However, when you have years like this year, where unemployment is so high, that fund will not have enough money in it to cover everyone’s unemployment. A “Yes” vote would allow the unemployment-insurance fund to accumulate and be built up for times like this.

Marine Corps Marathon

The first woman to cross the finish line was Janet Cherobon who finished with a time of 2:42:38 and bested last years top woman by a time of 7 minutes and 10 seconds. The second place womens finisher finished 4 minutes and 25 seconds behind Cherbon.

Other runners in the race did very well too. There were runners as young at 14 years of age. Congratulations to all those who participated in this year’s marathon.

Jonathan Sanchez

The Giants will send lefty Jonathan Sanchez to the mound against Colby Lewis for the Rangers. Sanchez has struggled with his control in his last 2 outings during the National League Championship Series. He looks to rebound and try to help the Giants take a more commanding lead in the series.

The Texas Rangers had a 51-30 record at home this season compared to a 39-42 losing record on the road. The Giants were 43-38 on the road during the 2010 regular season. It should be a good pitching match up again, and we will see if the Rangers can get themselves back into the series.

Tonight’s game gets an early start for the holiday weekend. The game will air on FOX TV beginning at 6:57 PM ET.

NFL Odds

* Buffalo – Kansas City -7.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Kansas City

* Jacksonville – Dallas -6.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Jacksonville

* Carolina – St. Louis -3 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = St. Louis

* Miami – Cincinnati -1 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Miami

* Washington – Detroit -2.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Washington

* Denver – San Francisco -1 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Denver

* Green Bay – N.Y. Jets -6 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = N.Y. Jets

* Tennessee – San Diego -3.5 at 4:05 PM
OUR PICK = Tennessee

* Tampa Bay – Arizona -3 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = Arizona

* Minnesota – New England -5.5 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = New England

* Seattle – Oakland -2.5 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = Seattle

* Pittsburgh – New Orleans -1 at 8:20 PM
OUR PICK = New Orleans

* Houston – Indianapolis -6 at 8:30 PM
OUR PICK = Indianapolis

This weeks top pick against the spread would be Denver +1 at San Francisco. The 49ers have looked horrible this season, even at home. The Broncos will outright win this game by atleast a touchdown.

Marine Corps Marathon

The Marine Corps Marathon event is held all weekend from Friday, October 29 until Sunday October 31. The actual running of the marathon will be on Sunday the 31st beginning at 8:00 AM. Runners from more than 50 different countries will be taking part in this year’s event.

There will be a Health and Fitness Expo on Friday and Saturday starting at 9:00 AM. On Saturday, there will also be a Healthy Kids Fun Run beginning at 9:30 AM, and Carbo Dining-in from 6-8:00 PM.

Last year, John Mentzer won the marathon, finishing with a time of 2:21:47. For the women, Muliye Gurme finished first with a time of 2:49:48.

The 2010 Marine Corps Marathon, is an event the whole family should attend. If you are in the Virginia or Washington DC area, check it out.

2010 Election

Senate Races in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin could really go either way, when looking at the recent polls.

With many problems in past elections, where recounts showed inaccurate initial counts, this year could see a large number of candidates second guessing the results. We could see several elections decided by fewer than 1000 votes, and if that’s the case, expect to see some recounts taking place.

Candidates throughout the nation are getting prepared now for possible post election issues. Many of them have their lawyers standing by in case they feel a recount is needed.

How many recounts will we see after the 2010 election results come in? It could be more than most people believe.

Time Traveler?

In this “Time Traveler” video, you can see a woman walking down the street during filming of extra footage for Chaplin’s film. It appears as though she is holding a cell phone to her ear and speaking into it. Off course no one can really say if it is a cell phone. If it were, there would be no explanation to this, other than saying she has to be a time traveler. However, no one can see a cell phone. They only see a shadowy image of something that appears to be the size of today’s smartphones.

In an article written by Ed Krassenstein, he notes that hearing aids from the 1920′s were about the same size as today’s cell phones.

We decided to check out Twitter and Facebook to see what users thought. Was it really a time traveler, or was it something else that can be explained?

Below are comments anonymously taken from Twitter and Facebook:

- Have U seen this Charlie Chaplin clip? My dreams of time travel possibilities are being fanned this morning!
- You know, maybe the Charlie Chaplin cellphone clip just shows a crazy person with an earache muttering to themselves.
- So, did that time traveler in the Charlie Chaplin film bring a cell phone tower with him? And who is he talking to exactly? Morons.
- sooo embarrassed for the guy who legit thinks that’s a time traveler in the Charlie Chaplin movie.. time for a new hobby
- What was personal recording equipment like in 1928? Because this could be a wealthy eccentric, recording her memoirs as she walks.
- The person at the Charlie Chaplin premiere is either actually a time traveler who’s crazy and talking with no service (no towers), or a not- time traveller who is crazy talking to a rock.
- This just in, woman from Charlie Chaplin film sues Apple for iPhone patent infringement

As you can see, there are plenty of theories, most supporting the idea that it simply isn’t a time traveler. What do you think?

Aaron Green

The High School running back has already amassed 1,149 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. Aaron Green will be in the backfield for the Nebraska Cornhuskers very soon.

Green had limited his possible destinations down to Nebraska, Florida State, Cal and the Texas Longhorns. When it came down to making a decision he pick the Cornhuskers over them all.

Why did he choose Nebraska?

“Just deep down inside I just got that feeling that that was the place I needed to be,” Aaron Green said to the Journal Star.

Green is currently playing for Madison High School, and is ranked as the #3 High School Running back by Scout.com. He has extremely quick acceleration, great balance, and an unbelievable ability to change direction. He is considered to be a complete back that just has to add some muscle at the next level.

As a sophomore, Green rushed for over 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns. He averaged 8.4 yards per carry that season, and caught 16 passes for 215 yards.

Nebraska is getting a phenomenal player in Aaron Green.

Mega Millions

In order to win the jackpot, someone would have had to get all 5 numbers correct + the Mega Ball.

The winning numbers from last night were:
15 – 21 – 30 – 31 – 32 – Mega Ball 26

- There were 7 winners who go the first 5 numbers correct. They won $250,000 each.
- There were 42 winners who got 4 of the 5 first numbers correct plus the Mega Ball. They won $10,000 each.
- There were 2,337 winners who got 4 of the first 5 numbers correct. They won $150 each.
- There were 2,630 winners who got 3 of the first 5 numbers correct plus the Mega Ball. They won $150 each.

The next drawing is set for Friday Night, October 29. The estimated jackpot will be $140 million.

Paul the Octopus

Paul The Octopus was said to have been born in January of 2008, but other reports contradicted this. He lived in an aquarium tank at the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. Paul predicted each of the 8 World Cup matches by choosing which mussels he wanted to eat. He was given 2 different boxes of mussels marked with the flag of the World Cup teams. The box he ate from first was the team that he was said to have predicted to win.

Before the World Cup, Paul also selected winners for Germany’s 6 Euro 2008 matches. He was not correct on all of th eEuro 2008 matches but he did get 4/6 right. After the 2010 World Cup Paul retired.

According to the aquarium staff, they are all quite devastated by the death of Paul. There will be a memorial created in honor of him.
“Management and staff of the Oberhausen Sea Life Aquarium were devastated when Paul was found dead this morning,” the staff at the aquarium said in a released statement.

Paul will be missed, but there is supposedly a Paul II waiting in the wings…. or tentacles.